Chiclero 56 cooperatives with nearly 2,000 members have resided together as a "Concorcio Chiclero" from which is produced and distributed the chewing gum. The chewing gum production is the main source of income for local forest dwellers and simultaneously guarantees the preservation of the local rain forests.

The gum comes from the widespread Chicozapote there trees that are similar to the latex tapped trees in the Amazon to win the raw latex milk.